Martin Luther - Before the 95 Thesis
Using the various sources provided answer the following questions:
Please post your answers into your Google drive in Social Studies. You may work with a partner
Sources to use:
Films
Luther, The Movie: 2003 http://youtu.be/6c-auOewlYc
Martin Luther in Rome: http://youtu.be/WiSCnZ4wSMo
Tetzel's performances http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EAJfhlCGPE&feature=player_embedded
Martin Luther and the spread of the Theses http://youtu.be/DFSFMg091rA
PBS: Martin Luther: Driven To Defiance http://video.pbs.org/video/1379546586/
PBS: Martin Luther: A Reluctant Revolutionary http://youtu.be/ni1gupkGAW0
Texts
Christianity A History "Reformation" http://youtu.be/CVz5RUFmCSM
History Channel: Martin Luther and the 95 Thesis http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses
Martin Luther's definition of faith http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/luther-faith.txt
Primary Sources about Tetzel http://biblelight.net/tetzel.htm
The 95 Theses of Martin Luther -1517 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/luther95.txt
Using the various sources provided answer the following questions:
- Explain the events that occurred to Martin Luther to cause him to become a monk. .Was this pleasing to his family?
- What events caused Martin Luther to begin questioning the church? What early actions did he take to defy the existing authority?
- Why was teaching theology a dangerous, yet perfect job for Martin Luther? (minutes 23 - 30 in Luther the movie)
- Who was Johann Tetzel and what was his role in the Reformation? What is the big deal about Indulgences?
- What was Martin Luther's purpose of writing the 95 Theses? Why were they such a threat to the Catholic Church?
- Choose one to three of the 95 Theses and explain the purpose and why it is controversial to the Catholic Church.
Please post your answers into your Google drive in Social Studies. You may work with a partner
Sources to use:
Films
Luther, The Movie: 2003 http://youtu.be/6c-auOewlYc
Martin Luther in Rome: http://youtu.be/WiSCnZ4wSMo
Tetzel's performances http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EAJfhlCGPE&feature=player_embedded
Martin Luther and the spread of the Theses http://youtu.be/DFSFMg091rA
PBS: Martin Luther: Driven To Defiance http://video.pbs.org/video/1379546586/
PBS: Martin Luther: A Reluctant Revolutionary http://youtu.be/ni1gupkGAW0
Texts
Christianity A History "Reformation" http://youtu.be/CVz5RUFmCSM
History Channel: Martin Luther and the 95 Thesis http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses
Martin Luther's definition of faith http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/luther-faith.txt
Primary Sources about Tetzel http://biblelight.net/tetzel.htm
The 95 Theses of Martin Luther -1517 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/luther95.txt